Kirk JenkinsDec 20, 20201 minNothing Spruces Up a Political Commentary Like an Obscure Sub-Reference: Louisville, 1864From the Louisville Courier-Journal, January 12, 1864 The country will be apt to conclude that the Secretary of War looks upon a promise ...
Kirk JenkinsDec 20, 20202 minCan the Grays Even the Series? Game 4 From ClevelandWith the Grays currently looking at an embarrassing two games to one deficit, we’re back in Cleveland for Game 4 of our simulated series....
Kirk JenkinsDec 20, 20201 minRemembering Augustus Russell Mullen, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyGus Mullen was born in 1842 in Shelby County, Kentucky and was the son of Augustus Mullen Sr. and Malvenia Adelaide Russell. Mullen was 5...
Kirk JenkinsDec 20, 20203 minIt’s Off to League Park in Cleveland for Game 3Today in our series, the scene shifts to Cleveland for Game 3 of our series between the 1876 Louisville Grays, the first major league bas...
Kirk JenkinsDec 20, 20201 minRemembering James D. Moyers, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyJames D. Moyers was born in 1841 in Shelby County, Kentucky, the son of James and Jannette Moyers. Moyers was 5’8 ½”, with a light comple...
Kirk JenkinsDec 20, 20203 minCleveland versus Louisville in Game 2Today we’re back at the Louisville Baseball Park for Game 2 of our series between Louisville’s first major league baseball team, the 1876...
Kirk JenkinsDec 20, 20201 minRemembering William Morgan, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyWilliam Morgan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. A twenty-two-year-old painter when he enlisted, Morgan was 5’6 ¼”, with a dark complex...
Kirk JenkinsDec 5, 20201 minMacbeth in Lexington - 1818From The Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, Kentucky), September 4, 1818 Theatre. This evening, Sept. 4, will be performed Shakespeare’s grand ...
Kirk JenkinsDec 5, 20204 minGame 1 – the 1899 Cleveland Spiders Take on the 1876 Louisville GraysThis time we’re at the Louisville Baseball Park for Game 1 of our Strat-o-Matic simulated series matching the 1876 Louisville Grays, Loui...
Kirk JenkinsDec 5, 20201 minRemembering Private John Michael Moore, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyMichael Moore (no, not that one – the other one) was born June 24, 1821 in Boher, County Limerick, Ireland. Moore was 5’4”. According to ...
Kirk JenkinsDec 5, 20202 minShakespeare the Way It Was Meant to Be Played: The 1899 Cleveland SpidersToday we preview the Louisville Grays’ opponent for this palate-cleanser series before we return to 1936. Meet . . . the 1899 Cleveland S...
Kirk JenkinsDec 5, 20201 minRemembering Private William Thomas Milton, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyWilliam Milton was born in Oldham County, Kentucky on October 24, 1841, the son of John S. Milton and Frances Trigg. He was 5’8 ¼”, with ...
Kirk JenkinsNov 30, 20202 minLouisville’s First Major League Baseball TeamBefore we embark on the final series of the simulated 1936 Negro League series, we have a brief palate-cleanser series. Meet our first te...
Kirk JenkinsNov 30, 20201 minRemembering Private James C. Mills, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyJames C. Mills was born in Spencer County, Kentucky on September 12, 1839, the son of James Mills and Lucy Harvey. A farmer, Mills was 5’...
Kirk JenkinsNov 29, 20201 minRichard III Comes to Louisville in 1863Wood’s Theatre, Corner Fourth and Jefferson streets Manager, Geo. Wood . . . Stage Manager, H. B. Phillips. Dress Circle and Parquette 50...
Kirk JenkinsNov 29, 20204 minGame 7 – New York at Pittsburgh With the Series on the LineWith the series on the line – 3 games Crawfords, 3 games Black Yankees – both managers have opted for risky moves, bringing back starters...
Kirk JenkinsNov 29, 20201 minRemembering Private Dennis McCrystal, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyDennis McCrystal was a thirty-three-year-old shoemaker, born in Ireland; he was 5’6”, with a dark complexion, gray eyes, and dark hair. H...
Kirk JenkinsNov 29, 20203 minIt’s Game 6 and the Crawfords Go For the Knockout in PittsburghOur scene has shifted back to Greenlee Field in Pittsburgh for Game 6 of the second simulated 1936 semifinal series, the New York Black Y...
Kirk JenkinsNov 29, 20201 minRemembering Private John Henry McBride, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyJohn Henry McBride was born in August 1842 in Franklin County, Kentucky, the son of James Smart McBride and Mildred Edwards. A blacksmith...
Kirk JenkinsNov 29, 20202 minIt’s Pittsburgh at New York for Game 5 of the Second Simulated 1936 Semifinal SeriesToday we’re back at Municipal Stadium for Game 5 of our latest series, the Pittsburgh Crawfords versus the New York Black Yankees. With t...
